go so far as en · VERB
Meanings
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(idiomatic) To reach an unexpected extent in doing something.
Miss Rachel next door had Aunty over for coffee in the afternoons, and Mr. Nathan Radley went so far as to come up in the front yard and say he was glad to see her.
1960 July 11, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC:Sure he's clever, but I wouldn't go so far as to call him a genius.
I know he suffered from depression, but surely he wouldn't go so far as to kill himself?
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| go as far as | alternative | lexicographic | |
| going so far as | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| goes so far as | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| gone so far as | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| went so far as | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Translations (4)
cmn 至於 /至于 (reach an unexpected extent in doing something) · fi mennä niin pitkälle, että (reach an unexpected extent in doing something) · cmn 甚至 (reach an unexpected extent in doing something) · fr à tant faire que de (reach an unexpected extent in doing something)